House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMar 23, 2015
- Committee actionJul 29, 2015
- Passed HouseOct 6, 2015 · 411–0
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 7, 2015 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1553.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1553, Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act of 2015” on September 10, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on July 29, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 10, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50813
- CBO publication date
- September 10, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1553, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1553
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-280 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Financial Services Committee on October 6, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 6, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/280
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1553, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1553
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. TIPTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 48, March 23, 2015, Page H1849):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: ``The Congress shall have power . . . To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 23, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 172 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1553, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1553
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
19 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 7 Democrats, 1 independent
8 of 19 cosponsors (42%) are from the other party.
Andy Barr (R-KY), Rod Blum (R-IA), John Carney (D-DE), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Denny Heck (D-WA), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Walter Jones (R-NC), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Peter King (R-NY), Patrick Murphy (D-FL), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), Keith Rothfus (R-PA), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Scott Tipton.
- H.R. 1554 (114th) Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest Conveyance Act of 2015
- H.R. 2896 (114th) TAILOR Act of 2015
- H.R. 1089 (114th) Native American Indian Education Act
- H.R. 1830 (114th) Water Rights Protection Act
- H.R. 695 (114th) Healthy Forest Management and Wildfire Prevention Act
- H.R. 459 (114th) Planning for American Energy Act of 2015
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.